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BtemN\m]q˨amb ^enXamWv lmkyw. AXn\pw Hcp DZmlcWw ]dbmw:
H¶n¨p Ifn¨p hfÀ¶ cïv kXoÀYyÀ, hfsc hÀj§Ä¡ptijw, bmZrÝnIambn
Iïpap«n. Ipiemt\zjW§Ä¡ptijw HcmÄ A]ct\mSv tNmZn¨p. ""AÃm, \n\¡v
hà ]Wnbptïm?''

""Dïv. Rm³ amjmWv '' adp]Sn.

DSs\ tNmZyIÀ¯mhv ]dbpIbmWv. ""Rm³ hnNmcn¨p. hà ]Wnbpw
DïmIpsa¶v ''.

Cu kw`mjWw BtemN\marXw F¶v ]dbmsX h¿. CuZri ^enX§fmWv
lmkyw. hnt\mZamknIIÄ A[nIhpw hym]cn¡p¶Xv Cu taJebnemWv.
aq¶mas¯ lmky hn`mKamWv Bt£]lmkyw. hyànIsftbm {]Øm\§tftbm
hnaÀi\¯neqsS \¶m¡m\pÅ Hcp lmky{iaamWnXv. Hcp DZmlcWw sImïv CXv
kphyàam¡mw.

amXm]nXm¡Ä aIsâ D¶XhnZym`ymks¯¡pdn¨v NÀ¨ sN¿pIbmbncp¶p.
]nXmhv ]dªp: "aIs\ saUnkn\v hnSWw'. amXmhv ]dªp. "aIs\ ]ptcmlnX
\m¡Ww. AXp ]änsæn ImÀjnIimkv{Xw ]Tn¸n¡Ww'. Ccphcpw X§fpsS
A`n{]mb¯nepd¨p\n¶p. Ahkm\w ]nXmhv H¯pXoÀ¸p hyhØ apt¶m«psh¨p.
CXmbncp¶p hyhØ: aIsâ apdnbnse tai¸pd¯v Hcp t¹än Hcp tImgnap«
shbv¡pw. kao]¯pXs¶ Hcp aX{KÙhpw. sXm«Sp¯mbn Hcp tS{¸n¡mÀUdpw.
AXn\pap¶n Hcp 500 cq] t\m«pw shbv¡pw. aI³ h¶v GXv km[\amWv BZyw
FSp¯p]tbmKn¡p¶Xv, B hn`mK¯n aIs\ D¶X]T\¯n\v \ntbmKn¡mw. Cu
hyhØ kzta[\bm CcpIq«cpw AwKoIcn¨v, AhÀ aIsâ hchpw {]Xo£n
¨ncp¶p. aI³ h¶pIbdn. t\sc Ah³ kz´w apdnbnte¡v {]thin¨p.
amXm]nXm¡Ä A£acmbn, P\mebnÂIqSn aIsâ sNbvXnIÄ {i²n¡pIbmWv...

aI³ CSXpssIsImïv tImgnap«bpw heXpssI sImïv 500cq]t\m«pw H¸w
FSp¯p. FSp¡p¶ Imcy¯n A¸w [rXn IqSnt¸mbXn\m aX{KÙw ssIX«n
Xmsg hoWp. AXns\ Im sImïv Zqtcbv¡p X«namän. H«pw XmaknbmsX tS¸v
dn¡mÀUÀ Hm¬ sNbvXv kwKoXamkzZn¨p sImïv tImgnap« s]m«n¨p hmbnsemgn¨p.
Cu cwK§Ä FÃmw kkq£vaw ho£n¡pIbmbncp¶ Z¼XnamÀ A¼c¶p. A¼c¸v
sXsÃm¶p amdnbt¸mÄ `À¯mhv `mcytbmSv ]dªp. ""FSo, \mw hnNmcn¨ hn[¯n
sem¶pw Chs\ ]Tn¸nt¡ï. Chs\ cm{ãob¡mc\m¡mw''.

lmkys¯ kw_Ôn¨v CubnsS kzoU\n Hcp A´mcm{ã kt½f\w \S¶p.
kt½f\¯n hyàam¡s¸« hkvXpXIfn NneXv Ipdn¡s«. 1950þIfnse
a\pjy³ Zn\w{]Xn 18 an\n«v Nncn¨p. F¶m 1990þIfnse a\pjyÀ Znhtk\ icmicn
6 an\n«v am{XamWv Nncn¡p¶Xv. am{Xhpaà \mep ZiI§Ä¡v ap³]pÅ
a\pjysc¡mÄ ]¯ncn«n B[p\nI a\pjyÀ \ncmimtcmK¯n\v ASnas¸«n«pïv.
hÀ²n¨phcp¶ B{IaW{]hWXIfpw BßlXyIfpw Cu \ncmibpsS ^eamWv.
]talw, Bkva, càhmXw, càk½À±w, s]]vänIv AÄkÀ, am\knIhn{`m´n

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